Emerald Isle restaurants are as diverse as the people that visit the Crystal Coast every year. Tonight I went to El Zarape and enjoyed some Mexican food. Just as you walk in there’s usually a waiter or waitress to get you seated or waiting with a beeper. Tonight was the busiest I’ve seen the place all winter. I guess spring has really arrived (though it’s still pretty chilly).
My current landlord has family moving to the area, and needs the room I currently rent. This is both reasonable and understandable. Since he informed me of this I have been feverishly looking for a pet-friendly annual rental or long term rental in Emerald Isle or Morehead City. I currently live on the island, and would prefer to remain there, especially since I made it through the dead winter and have been looking forward to spending another summer in Emerald Isle.
Friday, March 28th the Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach hosts the Crystal Coast Culinary Challenge. This event will feature the best cuisine and chefs from around the Crystal Coast. The Coral Bay Club is normally a private club, however at 6pm it opens its doors for the challenge. Food service will begin around 6:30. Each chef is expected to create five mini-meals.
After a great morning of fishing on Saturday, I decided to roll over to the Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival at the Emerald Plantation Shopping Center. As I expected the great weather we were having would draw the masses to the festival. I sure was glad I rode my scooter since all the good parking spots were already occupied by cars and trucks. I knew the turnout would be good, but I had no idea it would be as big as I’d ever seen it.
This morning I looked outside and noticed it was looking like another fine spring day was headed for the Crystal Coast. I then checked to see what the tide was like. To my delight it would be falling for the next two hours. I thought to myself, “Man, I need to get out and do some fishing today.” So I grabbed my rod and headed to K&V in Emerald Isle to grab some bait.
Way back in 2006 a fellow by the name of Nelson Paul decided he wanted to put a windmill project on his farm in the town of Bettie in Carteret County, North Carolina. It seems back in 2006 there were no restrictions on height that pertained to cell phone towers or wind turbines. But being a smart project manager, he decided it best to open a dialogue with Carteret County zoning officials. And he was met with little opposition.
When I woke up this morning at 6 am it was thundering and lightning. It seemed that were would be no Crystal Coast Half Marathon or 5K. I was slightly disappointed too, since I was even prepared to run in the rain. But I knew the run would be cancelled if necessary due to lightning. So I hit the snooze button a few times and by the time 7 am rolled around the thunder had ceased. My spirits rose and it looked like we would get to run today.
The Crystal Coast was blessed with some excellent weather today! When I awoke this morning in Emerald Isle to let my dog out I noticed it seemed a little warm. So I walked outside and was greeted by an absolutely beautiful morning. The air was actually warm on my skin for the first time in a long time. I wore shorts yesterday, but it was still a little on the cool side to really enjoy it. Today was another story though. Before heading to Morehead City for work I threw on some shorts. And when we went outside at ten o’clock for our break I wasn’t the least bit uncomfortable.
This past weekend Mother Nature was kind enough to bestow the Crystal Coast area with some incredibly nice weather. Both Saturday and Sunday, though windy, were very nice days to be outdoors and enjoying the weather. I even managed to get out and do some Emerald Isle Fishing both days. The winds made things a little chilly, but it was obvious spring is rapidly approaching.
This Saturday I heard there was a party at the Emerald Club in Emerald Isle. It was hard to believe, but someone told me there would be free beer/wine and free food from 7-9pm. The words “free beer” are usually enough to get me out and about. So I went and checked it out. The deal was Will from Crystal Coast Outdoors was having a little get-together for his advertisers. Crystal Coast Outdoors is a new magazine covering the Crystal Coast. Thanks for throwing one heck of a party Will!
Yesterday I was talking to my friend Scott who was at the sandbags on the point in Emerald Isle. He and another fellow were fishing down there and it didn’t sound like they were catching much. After I got off the phone with him I went to the Emerald Grill and grabbed an order of hot wings. I thought maybe I could catch a drum while eating my lunch so I stopped in at K&V to get some finger mullet.